AP HuG Unit 1 Vocabulary

An area defined by official

boundaries, that is created on

the basis of one or more

shared characteristics.

• Formal

  Region

• Functional

  Region

• Region

A map projection that depicts the size

of land masses accurately and is best

used for illustrating spatial

distribution. The shape of land masses

is distorted, especially near the poles.

• Peters

  Projection

• Mercator

  Projection

• Robinson

  Projection

Humanistic data that is not

represented as a statistic and is

collected through means such

as interviews, surveys, or

observation.

• Quantitative

  Data

• Qualitative

  Data

The distance east or west of

the Prime Meridian (imaginary

line that runs from pole to pole

through Greenwich, England,

which marks 0 degrees).

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Toponym

A map projection used primarily

for navigation that accurately

depicts direction and the shape of

land masses near the equator. The

size of land masses is distorted.

• Robinson

  Projection

• Peters

  Projection

• Mercator

  Projection

A descriptor for when there

is a high level of density and

a low level of distribution of

data.

• Dispersed

• Distribution

• Clustered

Where something is located

relative to its surrounding

features.

• Situation

• Site

• Sustainability

A map that shows the specific

location and distribution of

something using dots. Each dot

represents a specific quantity.

• Isoline

  Map

• Dot

  Distribution

  Map

• Locator

  Map

How often or how much

something occurs within a

space.

• Density

• Distance

  Decay

• Globalization

A map projection most commonly

used for education or display

purposes that has no glaring

distortion but area, shape, size, and

direction are all slightly distorted.

• Robinson

  Projection

• Peters

  Projection

• Mercator

  Projection